If any of you were looking to buy a new four wheeler for hunting, ice fishing,plowing snow,and somthing for your son to ride around, what would it be. the 450 ES Honda, 500 H.O. polaris,Or the grizz. I like the kodiak also.

 

well if you wanna ride more than b(*h to the dealer about it's fun new health problems id get the grizzly 660 they really sweet a true sport utilty and 20lb's lighter than the 600 the name honda pretty much speaks for itself you'll never have to worry about pushing it home EVER it also has somewhat better shocks than its father the 400 and more hp but it only does 50hp max

 

I've owned a Polaris. I now own a Kodiak and a Honda now, although the Polaris and Honda are neither of the models you asked about, here are my thoughts.


I never had a single problem with my Polaris, but I definately believe that more people have problems with them than those that don't have problems. The Polaris are definatelt for those that don't mind a lot of maintenance, ie: grease zirks, tie rod ends, steering bushings, ect....

The Honda 450s are pretty dated machines, but bulltproof. They are also relatively slow compared to the others you mentioned. A riding buddy of mine has a 450ES, and whenever we venture into the mud, he is constantly stopping every 15 minutes to find a stick to dig the mud out of the shift buttons.

I really like my Kodiak, but it seems to be anything but waterproof when it comes to the belt driven tranny. It has given me trouble a couple of times. Other than that, I enjoy it. It's great in the mud, after the addition of some different tires.

If I had your choices, and was in the market for a new utility, I would purchase the Grizzly.

Ride each of them, and see what floats your boat, and fits into your budget.

 

Those sound great. This is the order in which I would choose them: Grizz, Kodiak, Sportsman 500 h.o., Honda 450 ES.

 

If I was looking at the Foreman 450, I would take a look at the Magnum 500. I would definately choose the Magnum 500 because more power,smoother ride, auto-tranny, better mudder (true 4wd), disk brakes, and I like the Silver too.

 

Ever wonder why a Polaris with 2000 miles has depreciated twice as much as a Honda with the same mileage? One day, while having my Polaris towed back to the trailer by a nice guy on a honda, I figured it out. The new Griz 660 approaches Honda in reliability, and way outperforms the Polaris 500.

 

I would go with the Grizz or Prairie 650